n.
- a strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used for fastening, securing, carrying, or holding on to.
- a strip of metal, often hinged, used for fastening or securing.
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(the strap)
punishment by beating with a leather strap.
v.
(straps, strapping, strapped)
- fasten or secure with a strap.
- Brit. bind (an injured part of the body) with adhesive plaster.
- beat with a leather strap.
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[as adj. strapped]
informal short of money:
I'm constantly strapped for cash.
Derivative
- strapless adj.
- strappy adj.
Etymology
C16 (denoting a trap for birds, also a piece of wood fastening two objects together): dial. form of strop1.